Animals
Fearless Fagan
The reality:Hollywood version:
Wikipedia article on the film.
The LIFE magazine article.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 13, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Eccentrics, Movies, Pets, 1950s, Armed Forces
Swallowed a turtle
May 1968: two-year-old Brad Haines somehow managed to swallow a turtle, apparently because it belonged to his sister, whom he was mad at. But then the turtle remained alive in his stomach for quite a while, which worried doctors. Thankfully it did eventually die, and Brad then managed to get rid of it the natural way. So no surgery was required.
Opelousas Daily World - May 30, 1968
Stevens Point Journal - June 4, 1968
Posted By: Alex - Wed May 09, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Food, 1960s
The Chipmunks: “America the Beautiful”
Is there any other country that will feature such a version of one of its sacred national songs? I thought not. Case for the USA being the greatest nation: closed!
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 01, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Music, 1960s, North America, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Being a sheep
Artist Miranda Whall spent much of last summer crawling around on her hands and knees through the Cambrian Mountains in Wales, while dressed as a sheep, with 14 cameras strapped to her body.She did this in order to immerse herself in the mountains and be able to better tell their story for the documentary she was creating. She said, "I wanted to challenge the assumptions and misconceptions about sheep and the Welsh uplands, both of which are central to Wales' heritage and identity."
For her next project, she's thinking of crawling through Scotland as a deer, and then it's off to the Pyrenees to crawl around as a boar or bear.
More info: BBC News
image source: mirandawhall.space
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 24, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Art
Ingrid, the Friendly (Police-sponsored) Alligator
The original article is now, alas, behind the CHICAGO TRIBUNE paywall.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 21, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Cops, 1950s
Munch Meter
An invention that measures how much a cow has eaten by recording the motion of its head while it eats.
Hartford Courant - Sep 14, 1972
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 18, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Farming, Inventions, 1970s
Yvette Dare
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 15, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Entertainment, Public Indecency, 1940s
Rupkali, the Smoking Elephant of Baroda
Around 1:55, you will see Rupkali enjoying his hookah.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 11, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Bad Habits, Neuroses and Psychoses, Tobacco and Smoking, 1930s
Dog-Powered Scooter
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 06, 2018 -
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Category: Animals
Happy Easter 2018!
Can you picture the size of the Easter Bunny that laid that egg?
Have a happy holiday!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 01, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Holidays, Easter
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